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GEN.  SHERMAN'S  ORDER  IN  REGARD  TO 

THE  MILITARI  CONVENTION. 


IlKAUtiLTAUrKiW  MlLITAUV  DIVISION  OF    TlIK  MISSISSIPPI,   ) 

In  the  l^ieM,  Raleigh,  N.  C,  April  27th,  186».      ) 
SriiciAL  Field  Okdek,  ) 
No.  t55.  ) 

'Pile  General  Conunan<linj:  announces;  :i  further  suspension  of 
hostilities,  and  :i  tinal  agreoiueut  with  General  Johnston,  which 
tei-min.ites  tlie  war  as  to  the  armies  under  his  coniuiand,  and  the 
louniry  east  «)t"  the  C'hattaliooehee. 

C'opies  of  the  terms  of  convention  will  be  furnished  Major 
(HMurals  Schotield,  Gillnioie,  and  Wilson,  who  are  specially 
diarged  with  llie  execution  of  its  details  in  the  Department  of 
>orili  Carolina,  DepartnuMil  of  the  South,  and  at  Macon  and 
AVesiern  Georgia. 

Cai)i  Jasner  Myers,  Ordnance  Dept.  U.  S.  A.,  is  hereby 
i'.j>ignated  to  receive  tlu'  arms,  &c.,  at  Greensboro',  and  any 
connnanding  officer  of  a  post  may  receive  the  arms  of  any  de- 
tachnunt  and  i^cc  thai,  they  are  properly  i^toied  and  accounted 
i:>y. 

(Jeucral  S(  lioficid  will  ])r()<urc  at  once  tlie  necessary  blanks, 
:i-.d  >upitly  ill'  Army  ('omniHudcrs,  that  uniformity  may  prevail, 
;j;id  great  raic  must  be  takin  that  the  terms  and  stipulations  on 
on  jtart  be  lulfilled  wit!i  the  most  scrupulous  fidelity,  whilst 
tiiose  iinpos(,'«l  on  our  hithert<»  enemies  be  received  in  a  spirit 
becoming  a  Itrave  and  generous  anny 

A.iiiv  C"oiiimt!.de.rs  may  at  once  loan  to  the  inhabitants  such  of 
tlic  cantiireil  mules,  horses,  wii<rons,  and  vehicles  as  can  be  spared 
f.Miu  ininu'dialc  use,  and  the  Commanding  Generals  of  Armies 
iiiav  issue  nrovisioiis,  animals,  and  any  public  >upplies  thatcan  be 
Npared.  to  iilicvc  [nesent  wants,  and  to  encourage  the  inhabitants 
«t"i-fncw  lln-ir  peaceful  pursuits,  and  to  restore  the  relations  of 
tVlciidshi[)  amoiii;  oor  f  llow-eitizc-ns  and  countrym^jn. 

,l-\.ra'nii;^  will  forthwith  ctase,  and  when  neecssity  or  long  marches 
CO  npel  the  taking  of  forage,  provisions,  or  any  kiml  o(  private  prop- 
erty, conipcnsatiou  will  be  made  on  the  spot,  or,  whci:  the  disburs- 
inir  otlieersarc  not  provided  with  funds,  vouchers  will  be  given  in 
proper  forin.  pa\  abl(^at  the  nearest  Military  Depot. 

By  ..nler    "  Maj.  Gen'l.  W.  T.  SUKKMAN. 

D.  M.  DwTON,  A.  A.   Gen'l. 

ilK  \ncir.\KTKRS,  Akmy  Texnesseb,'^ 

Near  (ireensboro,  N.  C,  [■ 

April  28th,  1865.      ) 

A  True  Copy. 

KiNU)cii  Falccmeb,  a.  a.  General. 


nEADQtJABTTnK.  Ar.WTTlKIf  , 

NcarUici  I  J^^.<ll^.■  N.  C, 
i\liil  '^1,  1*65. 
Oeorrsl  Otder,  N...  18  J 

llj  tl<c  wrns  of  a  uali'nry  conrcB- 
I'on  u.jiiJo  «.n  ilo  22<l  iiei.,  Ij  W»j. 
Ocn'i  W.  T.  Slc-n^on,  ll.  S\  A  .  and 
G'-n.  J.  H  Join. t^'. -11  C.  S.  A  ,  tl.c.-ffi- 
cc  •»  i»it«l  »i  cii  of  1 1:  is  till)  y  aic  to  biud 
tli«Mi>6clve8  tiot  to  luki*  ui)  uniii*  n^'ninst 
the  UoKnl  Sihlt  8  until  pifpcily  iclicf- 
ed  lr<  lit  tl.nt  ob  I^  ti<>ii,  unti  slwill  re- 
c*  ivc  pinryiitics  ♦k-iii  ll.<:  l]<i>ioflStHiet 
offic'is  ;>giii:si  uulostat  o  by  the  Uni- 
ted Stiiio  initlioiiiios  »i»  lot  g  "iR  tliCY 
observe  th:«t  ol  lijiilioii  and  tl.u  la«i  Id 
force  wbeic  iloj  nsiilc. 

Fur  ill  PC  ubjririK  dupHoNte  tiiustpr 
rolb;  will  be  :».:m1c  out  i'nmcdi  iielj, 
and  aff'T  the  di^tiibni  m  of  f  ho  iie«'C* 
Burj"  p^^'Civ,  till!  troii|i.«  will  be  nmrciicd 
Qfidcr  iluir  cfiicers  to  their  ri'.«>p(ctiT» 
8tii>cs,  uird  t'  Lie  tc  di^barld':d,  ull  re- 
ttiiiii^r  private  pro|  city. 

Ti.e  object  of  this  foii'ontion  U  paci- 
fioatioM  to  the  cxiont  uf  the  »ui)i<>iitj 
of  llic  cuuiajnnd-'r«  who  liiade  it. — 
Etoiit*  ID  Virginia  vliicb  biokt'  cvrrj 
Lyj'C  of  fiucot'RH  Ity  v;ir,  iii>p«>flrd  rn  iU 
Gmcrnl  i'  »i  dur.  «.f  navit  gour  countrj 
f.vnj  furilicr  devhi>Uiiit»u  aixi  our  poo- 
plo  fioui  rbin. 

(bi^ii.  d) 

J.  JJ.  JOHNSTON,  Gcri'l 


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